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Co-hosting an event with @praxis and @LSE, we brought together academics and migration experts to address messaging amidst fear and disinformation. The event highlighted balancing values with pragmatism, engaging the ‘moveable middle,’ and fostering honest discussions on challenges and solutions.

Dorsa, one of this year’s #RefugeeWeek Ambassadors, tells us about the emotional moment she found out she was going to the Paris Olympics as part of the 2024 Refugee Olympic Team.

Liverpool City Council staff learned to have constructive conversations about migration, avoiding hostility. Our team offered training on storytelling, social media, and safeguarding, helping staff discuss migration confidently. Explore more at: imix.org.uk/training/

In our sector comms meeting today @jakepuddle.bsky.social @britishfuture.bsky.social shared their recent report about community cohesion in the UK. Everyone recognised the urgent need to do more to tackle the rise of mis & disinformation as well as the far-right www.britishfuture.org/publication/...

Really useful insights here @britishfuture.bsky.social highlighting divisions & tensions which exist in 1 yr on from the riots. But at a local level people often feel that those from different backgrounds get on well. Stronger community cohesion is possible but it needs significantly more funding

We spent yesterday working with journalists to help bring human voices of those affected by the Afghan data breach to the media. We mobilised our networks & provided a number of excellent spokespeople who shared their anxieties & fears over the breach

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View from Calais: why so many are risking small boats for the UK In Calais we speak to some of the thousands of migrants hoping to cross from northern France, on small boats, into the UK - risking their lives in the process.

We recently worked @channel4news.bsky.social supporting them to report on Channel crossings. The news team spent time getting to know the people in Calais & understanding how to film sensitively. More in-depth reporting like this is needed

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Through a child’s eyes: What ethical reporting should look like on the border - IMIX Listening to Radio 4 last week, I was shocked—but not surprised—to hear the Home Secretary say she can’t wait for French police to wade into the water with knives to slash boats carrying people trying...

IMIX CEO @jenniregan.bsky.social reflects on what ethical reporting on the border should like after working with charities in Calais.

As media interest in Channel crossings increases it's crucial to tell human stories behind the headlines sensitively & safely

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Great video from #WorldRefugeeDay @bestforbritain.org which highlights how little many people know about refugees in the UK and the support which they are given. One person thought millions of asylum seekers were given status in the UK in 2024 - in reality it was under 40,000.

Finding the human behind the headline: Reflections from The Conduit panel and my journey with IMIX  - IMIX Writer and Refugee Week 2025 Ambassador, Douna Haj Ahmed reflects on her experiences with IMIX and her participation in The Conduit Panel

'Some evenings stay with you. Not because they were grand or loud but because they made you feel understood.'

Read #RefugeeWeek Ambassador Douna's beautiful reflections on our recent event held at The Conduit. Thanks to all our speakers for such a powerful evening.

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Children crossing Channel from France exposed to teargas, report says NGO says increased interventions have only increased danger as new data shows at least 15 children died in transit last year

'Every day we see France & the UK not only failing to protect the human rights of children but pursuing policies which actively threaten & undermine them' Powerful report @projectplayfrance.bsky.social about horrific increase in violence against children in Calais
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We’re joining @projectplayfrance.bsky.social to call for the UK government to:

1️⃣ Take accountability for deaths in the Channel
2️⃣ End funding for border violence
3️⃣ Create safe, accessible routes to asylum

📖 Read the report: www.project-play.org/we-want-to-b...

#ChildrensRights #SafeRoutesNow

UK taxpayer money is funding this violence.

It's making the border more dangerous for children and families seeking asylum - placing them at increased risk of harm, serious injury and death.

This report is dedicated to the 14 children who died in 2024.

It centres the voices of children on the move and the reality they face:
Children and babies teargassed
Boats stabbed as children try to board
Children detained and criminalised
No official record of their deaths

T/W: Violence against children

Children at the UK-France border are facing relentless violence. In 2024, more children were killed on the border than in the previous 4 years combined.

A new report @projectplayfrance.bsky.social highlights the realities children on our border face👇

🚨Did you know the government has made it nearly impossible for many refugees to become British citizens?

It's based on how they arrived, not who they are as people. This affects our neighbours, colleagues, friends.

📢Your MP needs to hear from you:

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When afro-fusion rapper MoYah looks back to the day he first arrived in Portugal having fled Mozambique, he recognises the experience means he can understand and support others who have experienced similar journeys.

MoYah is one of our 2025 #RefugeeWeek Ambassadors and empathy is his superpower.

I followed every rule as an asylum seeker - I was still detained I wouldn’t wish a detention centre on anyone, let alone on people who are forced to come to the UK because they have no other choice.

'It’s difficult to describe the stress of that journey – the terror of thinking I was about to be sent back to a country I’d fled'

Hugely powerful article in Metro from #RefugeeWeekAmbassador Agnes about her detention in Yarl's Wood

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Years after fleeing war and persecution in Côte d’Ivoire, Agnès still carries the memory of what she had to leave behind. But today, she fights for a better life for others who have had to go through similar experiences. Agnès is a #RefugeeWeek Ambassador and defiance is her superpower

Insightful & powerful evening at The Conduit Club last night featuring the voices of #RefugeeWeek Ambassadors chaired by the brilliant writer Inua Ellams. A broad and rich conversation which covered hostility, home, welcome & what future narratives about people who migrate could look like

Meet our 2025 Refugee Week Ambassadors  - IMIX Meet the 2025 Refugee Week Ambassadors finding common ground in changing the narrative we have about refugees in the UK today.

'We challenge the way refugee voices are portrayed: not as victims but as visionaries. You’ll see what investment in refugee futures looks like. Not just in funding but in trust, visibility, joy and collective power'.

Meet Awssan and the 2025 #RefugeeWeek Ambassadors

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Fatemah worked at the British Council in Afghanistan and was evacuated to the UK by the British government following the Taliban’s return to power. She's a 2025 #RefugeeWeek Ambassador, passionate activist for women’s rights, education and community development.

Advocacy is her superpower 🧡

This #RefugeeWeek #OurSuperpower is the power of our stories! We'll be sharing the stories & experiences of our Refugee Week Ambassadors. Their voices deserve to be heard 🧡

#CommunityAsASuperpower

As a trans woman growing up in Uganda, Amanda had to hide who she was to stay safe & avoid discrimination. After moving to the UK, she finally felt safe enough to live openly & express her true self. Resilience is Amanda’s superpower.

Amanda is one a #2025 RefugeeWeek Ambassador - watch her story

Awssan remembers the day he woke up to the sound of bombing in Yemen as a child. Following the outbreak of civil war in 1994, his family fled to the UK where he has lived since. Awssan is one of the 2025 #RefugeeWeek Ambassadors and storytelling is his superpower #CommunityAsASuperpower

Disturbing and powerful new report on how people who cross the Channel including many children are criminalised.

We continue to call for #SafeRoutes for people seeking sanctuary 🧡

Growing up in Syria, Douna was captivated by classic English women writers. Their stories inspired her activism & sparked a dream: to come to the UK & learn more about their culture. Douna is a #RefugeeWeek 2025 Ambassador & storytelling is her superpower #CommunityAsASuperpower

In limbo: families hoping for change to UK income rules for spousal visas Photographer Frankie Mills documents the lives of nine families whose stories illustrate the human cost of this policy threshold

Stunning photo essay which powerfully demonstrates the pain families separated by huge visa fees experience. With a govt review due photographer Frankie Mills & @rfuk.bsky.social tell the stories of those whose lives are turned upside down by this hostile policy

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Premier League title with Eddie Howe: why not? Eddie Howe’s Newcastle chase glory as the lone northern club eyes a top finish and revives faith in English managers

Major shout-out to IMIX Refugee Journalism mentee & footie pundit ⚽️⚽️⚽️ @necatikola.bsky.social for writing this awesome piece on Newcastle United
@eddiehowe.bsky.social @northeastbylines.co.uk - howay the toon! All possible thanks @raynefoundation.bsky.social
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We're so excited to be working with this year's @refugeeweek.bsky.social Ambassadors! You can meet them all here refugeeweek.org.uk/meet-the-ref...